Lego games have been known to associate with various movie franchises. The latest from Lego is in association with the worldwide hit Jurassic World.

If you have seen Jurassic World, then you will be surprised to know that Lego’s game does not have the same storyline as of the new movie. Instead, the game starts from the first scene of Jurassic Park 1 and you then play through all the major moments of the movie series. In each level, you are placed in the shoes of a movie character and a sidekick character moves along with you.

You can switch control between the main character and the sidekick as and when required to complete the level. As each character has its own set of skills, you have to keep switching from one character to other, use their skills to solve puzzles or to clear a path etc. As with any other Lego game, you can break apart various things made of Lego blocks and then re-assemble them to make something useful.

There are dozens of collectibles and hidden items that you can pick up through the game — the wealthier you get the more characters and vehicles you can unlock.

The best part is the ability to play levels as dinosaurs — you can customise the look of your dinosaur and then tear the level apart to find collectibles. Gameplay is simple and Mr DNA from the first movie is available at different points of the game to give hints to help finish a level. Graphics are well done — in usual Lego style everything is made using Lego blocks, so every element has a square or round appearance.

Overall, Lego Jurassic World is one of the most fun games you will get to play this season. If you are a fan of the Jurassic Park series or the Lego games franchise, don’t miss this one. — Karan Bajaj

From the folks behind the insanely popular Truecaller (especially in India: it’s their largest active user base with almost 80 million users) comes an SMS replacement app that will make your life a lot easier.

It’s Android only (because the default SMS app has to be replaced with this: only Android allows this) and it's only available in India (for the moment).

Just like Truecaller identifies callers, even if they’re not in your address book, Truemessenger can put a name to anyone who sends you a text. But its biggest feature is the automatic spam blocking, powered by the company’s intelligent algorithms and the global community of over 150 million users.

Once you start using Truemessenger as your default SMS app, the spam messages will disappear. You can also choose to manually block a number, a series (numbers that start, end or contain a set of numbers) or certain names. The only thing we wished it had was adjustable text sizes or a compact view of sorts — to better accommodate all sorts of screen sizes. — Hitesh Raj Bhagat

The Tech+ Wallet looks no different from an ordinary leather wallet. However, it comes with a small Bluetooth tracker that fits into a specially crafted space in the coins pocket of the wallet.

You have to install the free Cross Tracker app developed by DaiJiDong on your smartphone to track the wallet.

The app’s interface shows the signal strength of the tracker based on its proximity as well as battery life of the tracker.

There is also an option to set an alarm — if the tracker is too far from you, an alarm will sound so you can know that you have left your wallet behind.

In case you lose your wallet and the tracker disconnects from the app, the app adds a marker on the map pointing where the wallet was last connected to the app. The tracker uses a single cell-battery with a claimed backup of six months.

However, within a week of usage, the battery was down by 10%, so it seems unlikely it will last the six months. Get it if you are one of those who often forget or lose their wallets. — Hitesh Raj Bhagat

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